The Tower Court development in Stamford Hill, Hackney, will include lifts that don’t require manual operation on Shabbat, open balconies to accommodate temporary enclosures during the religious holiday of Sukkot, and separate kitchens which can be easily adapted to kosher requirements.

On Shabbat – the Jewish sabbath – observant Orthodox Jews are forbidden from using electrical equipment.

The block of flats, not pictured, will be specially designed and built in Stamford Hill (Picture: Getty Images)

As well as the additional features, some of the 132 flats will be larger – with around four or five bedrooms – in order to accommodate Haredi families who can often have seven or eight children.

There will also be special walls designated for shelves of religious books, and large amounts of storage space in kitchens to accommodate separate meat and dairy kitchen equipment and ceremonial dishes.

The London HQ of Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer medical emergency service that operates all over the world, will also be housed inside the development.

According to The Guardian, around 35% of the new homes will be available for social rent, half sold on the open market, and 15% sold under special schemes including shared ownership.

Around 30,000 Haredi Jews live in Stamford Hill – one of the largest communities in Europe (Picture: Getty Images)

More than 30,000 Haredi Jews live in Stamford Hill – one of the largest communities in Europe.